Median annual wage-and-salary earnings of medical and clinical laboratory
technologists were $49,700 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between
$41,680 and $58,560. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $34,660, and the
highest 10 percent earned more than $69,260. Median annual earnings in the
industries employing the largest numbers of medical and clinical laboratory
technologists were:

Federal Government

$57,360

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

50,740

General medical and surgical hospitals

49,930

Offices of physicians

45,420

Colleges, universities, and
professional schools

45,080

Median annual wage-and-salary earnings of medical and clinical laboratory
technicians were $32,840 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between
$26,430 and $41,020. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $21,830, and the
highest 10 percent earned more than $50,250. Median annual earnings in the
industries employing the largest numbers of medical and clinical laboratory
technicians were:

General medical and surgical hospitals

$34,200

Colleges, universities, and
professional schools

33,440

Offices of physicians

31,330

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

30,240

Other ambulatory health care services

29,560

According to the American Society for Clinical
Pathology, median hourly wages
of staff clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in 2005 in various
specialties and laboratory types were: